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- I agree that a win is a win. Despite the bashing going on in blogs everywhere, the fact is, the team did win (and almost matched my predicted score of 37-20). I am glad the team won and certainly, obviously, there were some good things that happened out there that led this team to victory. And, I might add, it's never easy to win on the road in the NFL – and while StL is not a good team at all, the team was able to work through some major execution problems to end up with a needed victory.
- My concern isn't just about this game though. My concern is that the effort put forth yesterday was enough to handle the Rams comfortably, but against a better opponent, it may well have been a loss. So (Favre's Booger), when we all criticize what's going on, part of it is done because we're looking forward – knowing, for example, that a better effort will be needed against better teams like the Vikings.
- While I do think there are instances where Rodgers hangs onto the ball too long, for the most part, I don't think this is that big of a deal. I disagree with Steve here. On many of the plays where Rodgers goes down, it's because the pocket has caved in such a short period of time that Peyton Manning couldn't have gotten the ball out (throwing one of his wobbly, ugly balls). Again, there are some exceptions, but for the most part, I think Rodgers is doing quite well given the circumstances. And, I'd rather have him take some of these sacks than throw crazy picks – something he hasn't done yet this season.
- I agree with Steve when he questions McCarthy's ability to make in-game adjustments. However, I did notice one adjustment in the second half – it seemed quicker developing pass plays were called and Rodgers was possibly given the green light to take off running when there were openings. I also noticed a roll out or 2 called to enable Rodgers at least to get moving away from the rush.
- Steven Jackson is a monster. He has a rare combination of both power and burst. Good preparation for the Pack for this coming week in MN.
- I'll say it again, I think yesterday was an important game for Mason Crosby. Despite the disappointment of not getting TDs on those drives, Crosby made sure we got something. But more than anything, I think this helps his confidence. He has not been terrific so far (not terrible either) and I think it was key that he had a big game the game before going to MN – because it could well be that he has a chance to redeem himself this year in the waning moments after missing last year.
- Though I can't say I watched him solo a whole lot yesterday, I do find increased comfort that Nick Collins back there. His speed is such an asset and I like him on this team. I also didn't think Derrick Martin was too bad (though I can't be sure if he was supposed to help on either of those TD passes to the unknown TE). When I was writing critically last week of the Rouse cut, one thing in the back of my mind (which I eventually wrote about too) was the possibility that the safety situation may in fact improve with new guys getting the chance to play like Martin and Giordano. While I think the Packers have 3 high level starters in the secondary, that 4th spot has been a question mark for a while. If we can get that cleared up, this secondary could be quite scary.
- Listened to some MN talk radio after their game yesterday (was driving back home from MN) and I will tell you something, these fans are pumped up. They are giddy in the kind of way that even non-aggressive types might consider aggression to end said giddiness. They think they are great even though that game should have ended with a pick-6 on a terribly thrown Favre pass- but Dre Bly dropped it. SF outplayed MN yesterday.
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Favre's Booger Says:
September 28, 2009 at 11:34 am |
Hey, if the Packers lose next week then I'm sure there will be plenty of things to rag on. But when they win, it's shameful that some fans find more bad then good in the victory. Hopefully for some of you, they'll loose next week and you'll have a whole two weeks to complain! Yippie!
Favre's Booger Says:
September 28, 2009 at 11:34 am |
lose, not loose. Correction made, continue…..
56Coop Says:
September 28, 2009 at 1:11 pm |
Hey Booger-if the Pack beats the Vike's next week there probably will be nothing but praise here because they are going to have to play one whale of a game to do so. In case you haven't noticed, although they do have a few weaknesses like their own offensive line, Favre & Berriman not being in sync (yet), and a defense that can be ran on, they are a very good football team. We are going to have to play a much better game than we have in any of the previous three to get a W.
Bucky Says:
September 28, 2009 at 1:44 pm |
Andy, exactly how did San Fran our play Minny yesterday? Their stats dont seem to back up your statement.
56Coop Says:
September 28, 2009 at 2:28 pm |
There should have been no less than 4 Favre interceptions yesterday. DB's had them in their hands and the last one would have been a pick 6 to put the game out of reach. Hope Woodson gets those chances on Monday. 49er's just let a few good chances to extend their lead get by 'em.
They lost Gore on the first play of the game & I'm sure that hurt them also.
Rich Says:
September 28, 2009 at 2:33 pm |
The one thing that I think is really incredible about Rodgers at this point is that even though the guy has been sacked more than any other QB he has still not thrown a pick. For all the pressure he has been under he keeps cool under pressure.
RayMidge Says:
September 28, 2009 at 3:12 pm |
Its a matter of expectations. Obviously 2-1 is better than 1-2 or 0-3, but many of us were expecting that the Packers would be a contender for the NFC title and we know what a contender plays like . . . and this team doesn't play like a contender- so far. The two most basic things are that they seem to miss a lot of tackles and allow what should be losses or minimal gains to turn into productive downs for the opposing offense and they are unable to impose their will on opposing defenses by either running the ball effectively or putting together long, efficient drives. The upside of these two things is that the Pack is 2-1 because despite these flaws they have the talent to make some big plays on either side of the ball and they have so far made more big plays than their opponents. I can't speak for anyone else, but my anxiety or disappointment in the team so far is based on the feeling that they will be good enough to go 10-6 or 11-5 and still never be a threat to go all the way. That's not nothing, but its not what I was hoping for based on the flashes we saw last year and in the preseason, the expected improvement to the D based on the new aggresive scheme and the expected maturation of Rodgers, jennings, Grant and the O-line. Maybe we had unrealistic expectations . . . I would be the first to plead guilty to that. but right now this team reminds me of a hitter in baseball who feasts on bad pitching and is ordinary-to-bad against good pitching. Sure the numbers will be there at the end of the year, but the goal is to win and beat the good teams. I still think the talent is there for it to come together, and it is foolish to think that a team is the same after 10 weeks that they are after 3 . . . but there are many troubling signs.
Trav Says:
September 28, 2009 at 3:50 pm |
RayMidge – Very well said. The baseball analogy is right on the nose.
Ron La Canne Says:
September 28, 2009 at 4:50 pm |
One thing FB can't understand about "Football Purists" is, we look at the game from an entirely different level than the casual fan. I learned my attitude from the master, Vincenso Lombardi. It was said by former players that, he trested them worse after a win than after a loss.
Quality of play are the issues we are complaining about. Certainly, I like the win. How they won is more important than the W when looking ahead to the next game. Simply we are saying the O line is not ready to go one-on-one with the Viking D line. Our evaluations are based on analysis of the game. No, we don't know more than the coaches but we so know more than the casual fan and are willing to debate it out in the open. I've been calling out the Oline since the end of the 2008 season. They have done nothing to improve that line since then Until I see signs of improvement I plan to criticise them each and every week until they prove me wrong,
If they don't improve this week – They Will Lose. One positvie in the O line yesterday was 2nd half run game looked somewhat better. Going back to the VCR showed an interesting change from the 1st half. They used almost entire a drive blocking scheme on runs. Admittedly, the St Louis D line isn't a great one, but it was better. (Note: Good News from GB – Clifton has made significant progress and may play Monday).
So we live vicariously through our team. We argue about who is right or wrong about about startegies and tactics. We want the team to win. But, immediately move the wanting the win more than anything, we move on to the next game (i.e. what went right what went wrong and how do you fix it).
The rah rah, we love you crap is boring. They will get the credit they have earned, no more, no less.
Favre's Booger Says:
September 28, 2009 at 8:01 pm |
Dear Ron La Full-of-Shiz,
Spare me the "I'm more then a casual fan" bullshiz! You're post was so over-the-top in made me sick. You're no more knowledgeable of a fan then anyone else. You just think you are. Which makes you twice as ignorant. I'm not rah-rah all the time but when they win, it's nice to celebrate it a little. Not pick the W apart. And don't kid yourself, you're not a "purist," you're a pessimist. There is nothing special about your ability to sit on the couch and watch football. Nothing. Get over yourself.
Ron La Canne Says:
September 28, 2009 at 11:07 pm |
The only idiot here is you!
bucky Says:
September 29, 2009 at 10:18 am |
Trust me, there are plenty of idiots to go aronud, here and everywhere else on the interwebs. . . .
One overlooked fact is that, even as the offense struggled on the ground throughout most of last season, Grant actually ran the ball fairly effectively against the Vikings in both games. In the opener Grant had 12 carries for 92 yards (a 7.7 yd average). In the rematch in in the Humpdome, he had 16 carries for 75 yards (a 4.7 yd average). One might argue that one failure of the Packers in the latter game was their reluctance to run the ball more often. I'd also note that, even with some of the problems we've experienced with the line this season, there were nearly as many problems last year.
Ron La Canne Says:
September 29, 2009 at 10:48 am |
Interesting stat Bucky!
1srt half Grant – 2.2 YPC
2nd half Grant – 5.4 YPC
Total 3.8 YPC
The difference? Went back to the DVR and oila they starting using much more drive blocking on running plays. If they can translate this result to the Queens game, it can take a whole lot of pressure off the O line on 2nd and 3rd down. The goal for the game should be something like Grant carries the ball 25 times and averages 4.5 YPC. If they can do that GB can win this game.
56Coop Says:
September 29, 2009 at 11:59 am |
Well, since we're being idiots, here goes.
If we are going to win this game it's going to be defensively. Farve should have had 4 picks last Sunday and the last one would have been a pick 6 to seal the game. Don't think Woodson, Collins or Harris would have dropped those unless they've been drinking the same water as some of our offensive receivers. Vikes O-line is not much better than ours. We need to hit Favre & hit him hard. He was slow to get up a couple of times Sunday. (Also threw another one of those idiotic blocks where he jeopardizes himself–gotta admire his spunk–the bastard). 49er's let the Vikes hang around til the end & Favre burned them for it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with his arm. Can't believe I'm saying this but it makes me wonder if the right decisions were made 2 years ago. Same with Longwell. Oh well, that's past history– no need to dwell-he is now the enemy, he is now the enemy, he is now the enemy…. (oh, sorry)
If we get those turnovers we can't just make field goals. Ron's right about the drive blocks and halftime adjustments made last week. Pound the ball, play actions, screens, quick slants, get the ball out of Aaron's hands quickly –get their defense off balance, keep our offense on the field & wear down Jared & the wall. I know we're going to try the long ball but can't rely on it. Not unless Aaron gets his touch back. Put some glue on the receivers gloves. Don't think we should try gimmick plays, not on that defense. GB has to play their best game of this season — the three previous ones will not get it done. I want to see that team that played the 1st half of the third preseason game.
Not that this means a hill of beans but to a man every broadcaster on Fox's pregame show picked GB to win the North the first week of this season. I think those decisions were made based on that performance. Time to step up.
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September 29, 2009 at 12:27 pm |


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- It has been March for a while now, but it didn't really feel like until Friday night when teams started receiving NCAA Tournament automatic bids. The first team to do so was Harvard by virtue of winning the Ivy League regular season title. They were soon joined by Mercer, Coastal Carolina, Wichita State, and Eastern Kentucky. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the weekend was Milwaukee beating Green Bay in the Horizon League semifinals, but we wouldn't necessarily call them a bid thief because we doubt that Green Bay will be able to get an at-large bid.
- The opposite side of the end of the regular season are the coaches being shown the door. Todd Howard appears to be the first one fired after he was let go by IUPUI. Howard went 26-70 at the school including 6-26 this year (1-13 in the Summit League). On the other end of the spectrum is Oliver Purnell, who will return next season at DePaul despite the Blue Demons going 11-20 overall and 3-15 in the Big East. We understand that Purnell just finished year four of a seven-year deal, but with the city's plans for possibly building an arena for the school to play in you would expect that they would want to provide a better on-court product to get some votes behind the project.
- It seems strange, but in some ways Florida–the #1 team in the country–is largely being ignored. Now some of that may have to do with Wichita State and its undefeated season. It certainly is not because these Gators–particularly the seniors–have not been in the national spotlight before. They will never be the back-to-back championship Gator teams, but they have been to three straight Elite Eights. As Andy Staples points out the growth of this group has been substantial and if they are to get over that Elite Eight hurdle that experience may be the key.
- We have seen a lot of strange transfer cases over the years, but the one involving Bubu Palo has to be one of the more unique ones. Palo, who has been mentioned in this space many times, missed much of this season after being suspended following a sexual assault charge that was later dropped. In January, a judge ruled that Palo should be allowed back on the team and he was, but he has not played for team since rejoining the team. Now it appears that Palo, a senior, will attempt to transfer and seek a hardship waiver. Honestly, with how strange this case has been and how easily the NCAA has been granting hardship waivers we would not be surprised to see Palo wind up at another school next year.
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What I found was not only disturbing but completely mind-blowing.
For several weeks, I decided to pay attention to other drivers and watch their habits. Mostly, I was looking for drivers who were on their phones while driving.
The aim of "Target Zero" is to bring attention to driving while distracted and hopefully remind drivers of the seriousness of trying to do anything else while sitting behind the wheel.
For the record, I will cop to eating nuts or candy while driving and occasionally drinking from my water bottle. I try hard to do these things only while sitting at red lights.
And, in all honesty, I have my cell phone in the passenger seat and if it rings, I will look to see if it is a call from someone that I need to pull over and take. But I never talk on my cell phone while driving and I even go a step farther. I don't have a "hands free" device because I think driving is a responsibility that needs 100 percent of my attention, 100 percent of the time.
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From that, 286 infractions were written including 141 for cell phone use and 13 for texting or for using other electronic devices. There were other citations given including speeding and seatbelt infractions.
While I am usually only on the road for about an hour in the morning, an hour during the day and another hour driving home from work, I, too, found drivers who were taking some risks that seemed unnecessary and some that seemed way over the line.
In my time on the road, I saw 26 drivers on the phone and another 30-plus who appeared to be texting. I also saw at least a dozen drivers who were eating and drinking, everything from french fries to ice cream.
I saw a man shaving in his rearview mirror and in another vehicle, a woman putting on her mascara and lipstick.
While driving south to Bainbridge on Highway 305 just outside Poulsbo one evening, I saw a woman driving with her elbows, holding a hamburger in her right hand and documents in her left. She was eating, reading and driving all at the same time and not doing a very good job at any of it.
The following morning, on the way to work, I saw a man brushing his teeth while driving. I must admit, I looked away before I could see where he spit.
While all of this sounds scary to a driver like myself who tends to follow the rules, nothing topped what I saw this past weekend.
There she was, the Doggie Mommy, brushing her dog's teeth while she drove down the street. Now, I've seen people drive with dogs in their laps plenty of times, but this was something I'd never seen before … or never even thought about before.
Maybe they were in a hurry to get to doggy daycare and didn't have time to take care of teeth-brushing before leaving home.
In all seriousness, driving is something that needs full attention. One glance down, or away, or taking your eyes off the road for even a minute can be a life or death decision. It may mean smashing into another vehicle, running over a deer or a dog, or even a child who comes barreling out into the road.
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I am perfectly healthy. I am here completely by mistake. The doctor who sent me for this thing must be some kind of idiot. He likes to order tests, you know the sort. What kind of place is this, anyway? There are no cups in the dispenser near the water fountain, even though my instructions were to drink a cup every half hour before this stupid test.
I will make no complaints and drink as best I can, straight from the fountain.
A lady sitting next to me keeps leaning over and asking me questions. She is anxious to talk about her ailments, but I cannot bear to become her compatriot. I take out a torn book of Psalms, avoiding her eyes. Some of the people waiting are in carelessly closed hospital pajamas, lying on long beds, their faces ashen. They do not try to still their groans.
I feel really sorry for these people, but I'm not supposed to be here. My doctor is one of those alarmists who wants the chart to look complete, and so he ordered this ultrasound. Really, this whole procedure is unnecessary, a big waste of time. Right?
My name has not been called, a short reprieve. I look around. What am I doing here with these people?
For me it is a second Rosh Hashana. I know that I must pray before I am called in, with all my might, before it will be too late. Amidst the abrasive noise my heartfelt prayers have never flowed so freely: God, You know the innermost secrets of my body. You already know what the ultrasound people have yet to discover. Please please God, let them find nothing. Please please God, let everything be okay.
Could you please calm down? They probably don't tell you anything right away, no matter what they see. Maximum, they talk about polyps, not tumors, right? And anyway, they tell you nothing, they just give you a computer disc and send you back to the referring doctor. Oh my God. I don't even have a telephone card to call my husband.
A young doctor with a kind face opens the double metal doors. She reads two names from her papers, calling the appointed defendants into the courtroom. My name has not been called, a short reprieve. I look around. What am I doing here with these people?
A man in the waiting room speaks rapid Yiddish into a cell phone. I gather that all his plans for the day have gone awry. Everything is late, a big balagan. The man accompanies a little boy about ten years old, who is very pale and walks along with a mobile intravenous apparatus. The boy is not distressed; he is extremely calm.
The young doctor re-emerges from behind the metal doors. This time, she calls my name. My heart almost stops with fear. She beckons me inside. I am gestured into one of the dark little rooms, where only the screen is lit up. Someone tells me to lie down on the bed, and I numbly follow orders. My moment has come, but there is no solemnity or even silence. The doctor who examines me is also talking to several young interns about a different case. Very quickly she completes the test.
"Everything is fine, completely normal," she tells me in accented English. "You have nothing to worry about." She sees that I am too moved to respond. "I wish that everyone who came here had such perfect results, my dear." She adds, more gently, "You're one of the lucky ones."
They tell me to wait outside for 20 minutes till the disc is ready. I cannot bear the tension of the waiting room and I take the elevator to the cafeteria. Amazingly, people are laughing, drinking coffee, buying newspapers, utterly oblivious to the dramas taking place moments away, in a different dimension of time and space, truth and pain. I count my change, overjoyed that I can think again about such simple, beautiful matters as getting home in time to give my daughters lunch and buying a phone card to tell my husband, thank God, everything is okay.


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They're not trivial, but there are more important factors, including U.S. exports and the loss of the monthly milk production report.
Milk production remains strong with the first signs of spring flush being seen at the processing level. Spring flush is not expected to be as strong as usual due to continued heavy culling.
However, production is expected to be slightly higher than last year. In the future, this will be very difficult to measure as the monthly Milk Production report will no longer be available. Actually, two key reports in the dairy industry are being discontinued after the February report is released as part of the budget cuts. The monthly Milk Production reports and the bid-annual cattle inventory reports.
This has created quite a bit of discussion in the dairy industry and rightly so. The industry will no longer be able to measure the trend of milk production and there will be no way to determine the amount of increasing or decreasing milk production, or no way of knowing the increase or decrease of cow numbers. We will not know the percentage gains or losses in individual states. In essence, the industry will be blind with only regional and manufacturer reports providing some indication as to the level of milk production. It will be very difficult for the industry to adjust to this.
USDA projects the nation's dairy herd to average 9,195,000 head this year, slightly lower than last year. Output per cow is projected to increase to 21,960 pounds. These projections are a bit surprising as they do not seem to reflect the effects of a continued low milk/feed ratio and continued heavy culling. We are seeing another round of heavy culling as more farmers are being forced out of business while others see their feed supply dwindling.
There have been some questions as to how much impact imports are having on our milk prices. Questions generally always come up when profit margins are tight and milk prices are lower than desired. It is obvious imports do have an impact, but the impact is not as great as perceived. Cheese imports in 2012 totaled 340.0 million pounds. Net cheese imports recently exceeded exports for the first time since the end of 2009. However, some months are higher than others.
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Total volume of dairy products exported in 2012 reached over just over 4.0 billion pounds. Of that amount, cheese and curd exports totaled 573.3 million pounds, up 15.8% from 2011. The total value of U.S. dairy exports in 2012 reached $5.21 billion, 8.0% above 2011 and a new record. The value of lactose products jumped 50% with an increase of $192.3 million, yogurts increased 28.7%, and whey and whey products rose 11.5%. Cheese and curd export value increased $152.2 million, up 15.9%. Ice cream and frozen desserts jumped 39.6%.
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A blog to compile what I have learned (and what I am learning) about Mandriva (and GNU/Linux in general) since 2009, when I migrated. Current distros I'm using: OpenMandriva Lx 4, Mageia 7, PCLinuxOS, MX 19, PicarOS, Elive 3, and AntiX 13.
domingo, 22 de mayo de 2011
Mageia 1 RC1, as seen by a two-year Mandriva user
I will not get into installation details because I covered that for the Beta 1 and the process is pretty similar. However, one of the biggest differences between Mageia and Mandriva is that the installation of the Beta 2 of the former lets you choose your IME among SCIM, iBus, and SCIM-bridge and, as far as I tested, both SCIM and iBus work in Mageia, whereas only the first does in Mandriva.
Even though Mandriva picked up my wi-fi without any problem, it did not work in Mageia because the b43 files were missing. I read in the forums that they are planning to correct that problem and I ignore if they did it in the RC1. Anyway, one can get the same situation in Mandriva if one updates the kernel. I described how to solve this unexpected complication in Mageia here.
Mageia handles KWIN's four different desktop wallpapers better: they are easy to set and they stay as you want. The same can be said about the screen capture utility: while the time definition is a little unresponsive in Mandriva, it works almost perfectly in Mageia. I'm saying "almost" because when I specified a 5 second delay, the utility acted as expected and thus I could get these shots of KWIN effects (desktop grid and Cube). However, when I tried to send the snapshots directly to the GIMP, although it fired GIMP, this last program failed to open the files.
Interestingly, once the GIMP is active, it has no problem whatsoever receiving the snapshots sent by the screen capture utility.
I used the GIMP to modify some pictures and create my Mageia wallpapers and the Home and TRASH icons.I modified the trash file, but it is still a little unresponsive to change from empty to full...Oh, well. UPDATE: I fixed it. All one has to do is modify the trash.desktop file in /home/desktop. You open it with KWrite and change these entries:
In the first entry, substitute the red path by the path of the full cauldron. In the second, use the path of the empty cauldron and save the file.
By the way, there is still a Mandriva souvenir in the configuration of the login screen. The logo in the bottom right does not look like the Mageia cauldron one to me :-)
Although Mageia's iBus Japanese IME is easier to use, when used with Libre Office, you must make sure that you change the font to a Japanese one, otherwise you get boxes instead of kana or kanji.
I don't know why, but UMEPLUS made Libre Office crash. It's best to use Droid Sans Japanese in combination with iBus if you want to type Japanese text in Libre Office. I did not have any problem inputting kana or kanji in other applications. iBus works nicely in Firefox 4...
Speaking of Firefox...Some other problems I've seen involve this browser: you have to click twice in the contextual menu to download a picture and, for those who installed the WEBMAIL NOTIFIER add-on, you cannot listen to sound when a new mail comes.
Well, despite those issues, my general impression is that Mageia 1 feels very comfortable and, in general, very usable (for an unfinished OS, that is). I might very well keep it as my main OS if Mandriva 2011 does not convince me that the Rosa panel is a great idea after all.
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It seems you have been quite busy with your installations :PResponderEliminar
I tried to install Kongoni, but I chickened away! I'll do it again next weekend.
With four different wallpapers you mean you get a different background for each workspace? If that is the case then I didn't knew KWIN could do that!ResponderEliminar
I have always used Compiz and the only way I knew there was to manage that with compiz was by using the cube (which i don't like) and forsaking the desktop (clickable icons and right click function.)
@ Vanargand,ResponderEliminar
Yes, KWIN can do that: you can select different background images for each workspace. I understand that you can also tweak Compiz to do it, but I don't know how to do it so far.
If you don't like the cube or the pager, there's always the desktop grid, as shown in the image I posted.
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Blood pressure: Methadone can cause severely decreased blood pressure, which is often made worse by other medications that are being taken at the same time. When first starting methadone, it is a good idea to slowly rise from lying or sitting positions, to give the blood pressure the time needed to adjust to the new posture. Standing up or sitting up quickly may cause severe dizziness and even fainting.
Dependence and withdrawal: This medication may be habit forming if taken for long periods of time. Drug abuse is not a problem for people who require this medication for pain relief. Physical dependence (a need to take regular doses to prevent physical symptoms) has been associated with other narcotic analgesics.
Although methadone is also used to help people withdrawing from other habit-forming medications, withdrawal symptoms may be experienced if the dose is significantly reduced or suddenly discontinued.
These symptoms include irritability, sleep problems, agitation, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, vomiting, muscle cramps, extreme anxiety, restlessness, tearing, runny nose, yawning, sweating and increased breathing or heart rate. Reducing the dose gradually under medical supervision can help prevent or decrease these withdrawal symptoms when this medication is no longer required for pain control.
Drowsiness/reduced alertness: Methadone may impair the mental or physical abilities required for the performance of potentially hazardous tasks such as driving a car or operating machinery. You should avoid such activities until you are certain this medication does not have this effect on you.
Head injury: The side effects of methadone can make the effects of a head injury worse. If you have an acute head injury or other condition which increases intracranial pressure (pressure inside the head), discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Liver function: Liver disease or reduced liver function may cause this medication to build up in the body, causing side effects. If you have liver problems, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed. Your doctor may want to test your liver function regularly with blood tests while you are taking this medication.
Pain: It may become necessary to add pain relievers to methadone treatment if you are injured or have surgery. Do not increase your dose of methadone. Discuss with your doctor your need for temporary pain relief with another medication.
Prostate or urinary problems: Methadone can make symptoms of prostate or urinary tract problems worse. If you have prostate or urinary tract problems, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Serotonin syndrome: Severe reactions are possible when methadone is combined with other medications that act on serotonin, such as tricyclic antidepressants and serotonin reuptake inhibitors (medications used to treat depression). Symptoms of a reaction may include muscle rigidity and spasms, difficulty moving, or changes in mental state including delirium and agitation. Coma and death are possible.
If you are taking antidepressants, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Thyroid function: This medication may make symptoms of an underactive thyroid gland worse. If you have thyroid disease, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Pregnancy: Methadone crosses the placenta and may affect the unborn baby of a mother who is taking methadone. Infants are often born smaller to mothers who have used methadone during pregnancy and they may also have long-term learning and behavioural difficulties. Infants born to mothers who have been taking methadone may experience life-threatening withdrawal symptoms after birth. This medication should not be used during pregnancy unless the benefits outweigh the risks to the unborn baby.
If you become pregnant while taking this medication, contact your doctor immediately. The body uses methadone more quickly during pregnancy, possibly resulting in withdrawal symptoms.
Breast-feeding: This medication passes into breast milk. If you are a breast-feeding mother and are taking methadone, it may affect your baby. Babies exposed to methadone through breast milk are at risk of life-threatening breathing problems. If you have been breast-feeding and taking methadone, you should wean the baby slowly to prevent withdrawal effects in the infant. Talk to your doctor about whether you should continue breast-feeding.
Children: The safety and effectiveness of using this medication have not been established for children less than 18 years old.
There may be an interaction between methadone and any of the following:
If you are taking any of these medications, speak with your doctor or pharmacist. Depending on your specific circumstances, your doctor may want you to:
An interaction between two medications does not always mean that you must stop taking one of them. Speak to your doctor about how any drug interactions are being managed or should be managed.
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People walk past a makeshift memorial in Sandy Hook after the Dec. 14, 2012 shooting tragedy , in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 28, 2012.
Students from Sandy Hook Elementary School will go back to class Thursday in a borrowed building that one police official described as "the safest school in America."
They will enter classrooms that have been furnished to look like the ones they left last month, as Adam Lanza carried out his massacre.
Desks and even abandoned backpacks and coats have been brought from Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn., to the new school in Monroe, seven miles away.
Greeting the youngsters will be Donna Page, who was the principal of Sandy Hook until she retired in 2010. She agreed to come back after her successor, Dawn Hochsprung, was killed in the rampage.
Pupils and parents had a chance to tour the new building – an unused former middle school – on Wednesday after Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy met with teachers.
When they return at 9 a.m. Thursday, they will find counselors and extra police on hand.
"It feels extremely secure there," Newtown School Superintendent Janet Robinson told reporters.
Police declined to say what security measures were in place, but Monroe Lt. Keith White said parents don't have to worry.
"Right now, it has to be the safest school in America," he said.
David Connors, 40, who has 8-year-old triplets, said he knows that sending his kids back to school will be difficult – but crucial.
"The past three weeks have been just crazy," he told NBC Connecticut. "Getting back to that sense of figuring out what the new normal is going to look like, I think, is important. Everyone is waiting for that to happen."
His children, he said, are ready for the transition.
"They want to see their teacher. They want to see their classes. They want to get back into a routine," he said.
Students from Sandy Hook Elementary return to school in a new building, seven miles away from the scene of the shooting. NBC's Jay Gray reports.
The 500 students have not been in school since Lanza blasted his way into Sandy Hook on Dec. 14 and killed 20 children, six staffers and himself. He had earlier killed his mother.
Teachers from Newtown and Monroe spent their holiday break readying the new building for the children, and Robinson said it looks "cheerful and happy" and is decorated with paper snowflakes sent in from around the world.
She said the first day back will be as ordinary as possible, and the school will wait some time to honor teachers for their bravery during Lanza's killing spree, which was largely confined to two first-grade classrooms.
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"There's certainly going to be children that are scared," Thalia Andernen, a counselor with The Center of Hope, a nonprofit family support center, told NBC New York.
"They're going to be frightened and feel very insecure about going back, but a lot of them are going to be resilient."
With no decision on what will happen to the Newtown building, the former middle school in Monroe has been renamed Sandy Hook Elementary, and the sign has been removed from the old school.
After so many funerals, there are signs of Newtown's slow recovery. The large memorials that overtook the town have vanished and the Fire Department's flag is back at full mast, although the station roof still bears a reminder of the toll: 26 stars.
In Monroe, officers were stopping cars that tried to stop near the new school and asking them to move on. Down the road, someone from the town had hung a sign for the Sandy Hook kids who will be coming there for the foreseeable future: "We Are So Proud Of You."
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A nation mourns after the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history left 20 children and six staff members dead at Sandy Hook Elementary.
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Penn team focuses on social media as a health research tool
More than half of American adults have looked online for health information. Many — especially those with serious illnesses — find a community of fellow patients on social media sites.
Now, health researchers are using those posts to learn about why people do or don't stick to their medications.
A team of University of Pennsylvania researchers designed a web crawler to comb more than a million posts over an eight-year period. Their goal: To see what people were saying about aromatase inhibitors, a class of drug used to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer.
Previous research shows that as many as a third of women prescribed aromatase inhibitors stop taking them before their doctors advise, largely due to side effects.
The Penn researchers found that of those who talked about the drug, almost one in five talked about side effects, mostly severe joint pain. Forty percent talked about discontinuing or switching drugs.
Lead author Dr. Jun Mao said doctors need to pay attention to this kind of chatter.
"I think a take-home point is for physicians to ask their patients, 'What are you reading online? What are you concerned about?' And then (provide) helpful information for patients," Mao said.
Mao, an assistant professor of family medicine and community health at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine, said tapping into online forums can provide information about patient experiences with side effects much more quickly than using focus groups or more traditional methods.
"I think there's a tremendous amount of information we can learn online, and it will help inform developing interventions to improve clinical care," Mao said.
He argued the health system is trailing the business world in tapping into data from social media sites to help guide their practices.
Mao is not alone in using interactive websites for medical research. At the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Marysia Tweet has used social media to recruit participants for a study on a rare type of heart disease.
"There are a lot of things to iron out in regards to how to do this, keeping in mind patient data confidentially and security and that kind of thing," Tweet said. "But I do think it's a wonderful resource that we need to learn more about because it will help propel research efforts into the future."


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A poignant debut novel about the transformative powers of yoga and friendship for four women on the verge of realizing their dreams
With beauty, brains, and a high-paying Wall Street position, Charlie was a woman who seemed to have it all—until she turned thirty and took stock of her life, or lack thereof. She left it all behind to pursue yoga, and now, two years later, she's looking to drum up business for her fledgling studio in Brooklyn. Attending her college's alumni night with fliers in tow, she reconnects with three former classmates whose post-graduation lives, like hers, haven't turned out like they'd hoped.
Romance book editor Sabine still longs to write the novel that's bottled up inside her. Once an up-and-coming photographer and Upper East Side social darling, Naomi is now a single mom who hasn't picked up her camera in years. And Bess, who dreamed of being a serious investigative journalist a la Christiane Amanpour, is stuck in a rut, writing snarky captions for a gossip mag. But at a weekly yoga class at Charlie's studio, the four friends, reunited ten years after college, will forge new bonds and take new chances—as they start over, fall in love, change their lives...and come face-to-face with haunting realities.


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News Archives - 2009
Seexeng Lee '97 explores Hmong identity through art
Growing up as a child, art was the only way I knew how to conceive images and meanings. I naturally found peace when I physically produced visual images to each of my father's stories. With nothing but wooden sticks and a dirt floor as my canvas, my imagination went to work. My very first piece of art was an elephant. And from there as each story visually came alive in my imagination, so did the dirt canvas in my parent's hut. I knew then I wanted to be an artist.
–Seexeng Lee, Hmong artist
To celebrate Asian Heritage Month, the Augsburg Asian Student Association has invited Seexeng Lee '97 to share an exploration of the Hmong identity through his creative work. Lee is a nationally recognized artist and educator who currently teaches in the Minneapolis Public Schools.
Lee graduated from Augsburg College with a degree in studio art and secondary education. He has been teaching art in Minneapolis for 11 years and currently teaches at Patrick Henry High School.
Lee's presentation is intended to help the Augsburg community learn more about the Hmong culture and their struggles from the past, present, and future to adapting to the American way of life. He will explain how he expresses his identity and seeks to preserve his culture through art.
His recent commissions include "Immigration Emotions," a 20-foot mural for the city of Wadena and "Convergence," a signature sculpture for the atrium of the North Point Health and Wellness Center. He received a Cultural STAR Grant to create "Unity in Diversity," a relief painting that was unveiled at the 2007 Dragon Festival. He recently completed a 24-foot community art project called "One as We are One." This mural consists of 644 individual tiles painted by members the Hmong Cultural and Language Summer Camp.
"Hmong Identity through the Arts" by Hmong artist and Augsburg alumnus, Seexeng Lee '97
Monday, April 6, 6-8pm
Marshall Room and Student Art Gallery
There will be a drawing for prizes including of one of Lee's 24k gold leaf giclee prints and 2 t-shirts.


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Driver pronounced dead at scene
A driver was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash near Hampton Tuesday, the Iowa State Patrol reported.
The crash happened at the intersection of Olive Avenue and 190th Street about five miles northwest of town about 4 p.m.
The report shows a car driven by Carol Koenen, 82, of Latimer, was eastbound on 190th Street and turning north onto Olive Avenue.
A car driven by Rebecca Smith, 20, of Hampton, was westbound on 190th Street.
Investigators said Koenen failed to yield and collided with Smith's car.
Koenen's car spun around after the crash and came to rest facing westbound , while Smith's car was thrown into the ditch.
Koenen was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Smith and her passenger were taken to Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.
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Go to 540 ESPN Milwaukee's website here to find this interview. I'd recommend it. Very interesting perspective. HOmer asked (in a leading way) for Dilfer's thoughts on the Favre comments today and the overall Lions issue. Dilfer did not agree with Homer's take it seemed (Homer was not supportive of Favre). In fact Dilfer, who is a bright guy, had a strong response. He said that for all the time that is spent assuming Favre is trying to get back at his old team, at least equal time should be spent thinking about the likelihood that there are (and this is a close quote if not exact) "those in the Packer organization who may want to see Favre's legacy ruined". He didn't go so far as to wonder if info was planted by the Packers or distorted to make Favre look bad etc, but it was an interesting defense of Favre. It left me with this immediate thought: does Dilfer know something more re the Favre/Packer divorce that we don't?
Homer interviews Trent Dilfer re Favre – very interesting
18 Responses to "Homer interviews Trent Dilfer re Favre – very interesting"
Ron La Canne Says:
October 22, 2008 at 5:02 pm |
And why or how does Dilfer know anyrhing about the Packer organization? Just another Favre bootlicker trying to score points.
PackerBelle Says:
October 22, 2008 at 5:04 pm |
And there is the fact that the Glazer story came from non Packer sources. Plus, the Packers haven't shown any inclination to destroy Favre's legacy. They keep mum on what's going on and try to keep the focus on the team – as they should.
ScottinDC Says:
October 22, 2008 at 5:30 pm |
I agree with Ron and Packerbelle. What's the benefit for the Packers to destroy Favre's legacy? Usually A tarnishes B's legacy because B is overshadowing A. I don't think TT or MM have any illusions that they are going to be as big as Favre. Plus, we've discussed previously on this blog how reclusive TT seems. If, let's say, Al Davis or Jerry Jones were running this organization, I could see them trying to muddy the Favre waters. But, TT? I don't think so. Who else would it be? Murphy? No, he's too new to the scene, he couldn't possibly develop the animosity for Favre in such a short period of time? Harlan? No way, no how. McCarthy? I guess you never know but I seriously doubt it. He just dosen't seem to display that kind of character in his public interactions. I'm continously astounded by the national sports media's defense of Favre. In their eyes, he really is St. Brett! I think a lot of it has to do with Green Bay being a small market and the fact that Favre's life has been an open book for 17 years. They loved GB while Brett was there, now that he's gone to NY (more appropriately Jersey), GB is just another small market team. How come they never talk about Buffalo of Tennessee on ESPN, FOX, of NBC? They are small markets. Everything has to be about the Giants, Jets, Patriots, and Cowboys. I guess the notable exception would be the Bears, but perhaps that's just because they are, you know, the Bears.
Aaron Says:
October 22, 2008 at 7:57 pm |
I have to admit, (and there is nothing other than a gut feeling working here) Glazer being the one to break the Favre trade makes this suddenly plausible in my mind. Again – only working off guts but it is interesting, and Favre's explanation seems plausible – though he is a lying jerk face. 😉
ja Says:
October 22, 2008 at 10:18 pm |
It certainly does seem like someone close the the Packers has a vendetta against Favre. Remember, even if Glazer got the initial story from non-Packer sources, he still found someone with the Packers to tell him that Brett was talking to other Packer opponents. Without that last bit of information, who knows, Glazer might not have run with the story.
The other hint is the whole team-issued cell phone story. I suppose that PFT and McGinn could have completely fabricated it, but given that McGinn still claims that it's a matter of semantics, it seems likely to me that someone out there has it in for Favre.
But at this point, I don't think it's Thompson or McCarthy anymore.
ace Says:
October 22, 2008 at 10:30 pm |
Let's not obsess over Favre-Lions dialogue-we can speculate but we will never get the truth unless Brett or a Lion confesses-not going to happen. Most significant news-McCarthy is a dad. This will change his life. Can he remain focused as he has been? Glad for him but will he remain a workaholic?
VaCheezhead Says:
October 23, 2008 at 7:21 am |
I have to admit that the more I think about it the more I come to realize that Favre is being Favre. Having never met the man I can't say for sure but to me he seems to be the type of guy who like to pontificate….in other words when he has a audience he loves to hear himself talk. I don't know if there was any malicious intent involved in his conversation with the lions or if it was just poor judgment. In any event for someone, like myself (along with most Packers fans), who has always wanted the name Favre to be synonymous with the Packers I'm starting to cringe every time I hear or see the 2 names together in a sentence.
scott in wisconsin Says:
October 23, 2008 at 7:35 am |
In terms of revenue growth, the Packers cannot afford to sever their future relationship with BF. When he's in his sixties and a lot of us are in our 60s, he's going to assume Bart Starr's role. Granted, Starr never made Favre money, maybe that's what Bart stumps whenever he can in GB. MM said the Packers were aware of BF talking to Lions and I think it would have been released before now. Green Bay sports writers do have a lot of time on their hands Wed-Saturdays. Not much of a market for Green Bay Gamblers news, dontchaknow.
RayMidge Says:
October 23, 2008 at 9:35 am |
I really don't know what to think, but I kind of use the Charlie-Murphy-on-Chappelle-Show explanation of his story about playing basketball with Prince: Who could make something like that up? It's too bizarre and specific for someone to have inivented whole cloth. And when Favre's reaction goes from "it's total bs" to "Sure I talked to Millen but we talked about fishing" to "sure there probably were other people on the line listening and I figured he wanted information" . . . I dunno, he protests too much. The other thing is forget about tarnishing Favre's legacy, the absolute last thing the Packers want or need is any more Favre stories or distractions. Rodgers has been better than expected and the team has had some rocky games and lots of injuries but show signs of pulling it together for a playoff run. There is nothing to gain and everything to lose by having a Favre story like this break in the middle of the season. To beleive that you'd have to beleive that the organization which wanted him to stay retired or come back and play for them is more petty and vindictive than a star athlete who has demonstrated many signs of at the very least, self-centeredness and egotism. I don't see what the Packers organization gets out of making this story up and floating it now, 3-4 weeks after it happened. And I hate to say it but it does seem to be consistent with favre's modus operandi as others have pointed out. To me the most telling event in the entire divorce proceeding was when, unable to come to a settlement, the pack told Favre to come on in to camp and compete for the job, which favre said all along was all he wanted. I think he figured he was calling thier bluff by showing up, that he owuld cause such a commotion that they would cave and trade him to the Vikes if he did it. But then came the infamous meeting with McCarthy where it was revealed that Favre was the one blufffing, he didn't want "a chance" and he didn't want to be a Packer any more. I think he is stubborn and bitter and competetive and he still holds a grudge. Those were great qualities when he was in his prime and our QB, but it comes with a lot of baggage. Favre wouldn't be the first great athlete that wasn't completely what we hoped he was.
RayMidge Says:
October 23, 2008 at 9:36 am |
sorry, I don't spell so good . . .
Aaron Says:
October 23, 2008 at 9:48 am |
It's probably Pepper Burris getting revenge for having to wrap Favre's ankles for the last 16 years…
Donald's Designated Driver Says:
October 23, 2008 at 11:03 am |
I'm amazed at how people don't understand the team-issued cell phone contraversy. The whole point of that contraversy was **whether the Packers violate the salary cap.** So why—WHY?—would someone within the organization start spreading the rumor that the Packers were violating the salary cap?
Ron La Canne Says:
October 23, 2008 at 12:45 pm |
With you DDD. The cell phones in question were a "Promotion" program offered by the Cell Company. Every team has them and net impact on the Cap = zero. The only real question is, who has access to the individual phone records? My guess, and that's all it is, the records reside in NY at the Comish's office.
ja Says:
October 23, 2008 at 12:46 pm |
Team-issued cell phones don't count against the salary cap any more than team-issued helmets or shoulder pads. Or laptops for film study.
But if wasn't the Packers who spread the team-issued cell phone story, who was it? Both Florio and McGinn cited sources. Did they both fabricate it?
ja Says:
October 23, 2008 at 12:51 pm |
And was Thompson lying to all of us when he denied in his press conference that any player was issued a cell phone by the team?
A Charles Says:
October 23, 2008 at 9:26 pm |
Scott is right. The Packers and Favre will both make more money by working together in the long run. Favre will never be more effective in terms of marketing value in any market other than WI. The Packers will sell more jerseys, trinkets, HOF tickets, etc. if they have new Favre stuff for us to see and buy every year. The Packers have NO incentive to want to poison the well. You might hate the management, but they're not going to leave all that future money on the table. Favre, on the other hand, has not exactly been rational in his decisions. Favre's 100% denials have a 100% probability of being revised based on our current sample. He'll come around and apologize eventually. To use a Nixonian term, there's a great silent majority of Packers fans that place most of the blame on #4 but who will welcome him back after a few seconds of post-retirement contrition. And he'll do it, too. He's screwed up before, and he'll eventually come around. No one in NY or Bristol, CT will ever show him the love he'll get in WI. He's just like a wayward teenager in a goth phase.